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KGI Shares Latest on 6.1-Inch iPhone, Next iPhone X and iPhone X Plus to Have 4GB of RAM and Two-Cell Batteries
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You do realise you’re getting all worked up over a sketchy rumour and not a product announced by Apple, right?
Rumors suggest Apple will use Japan Display's six-inch Full Active LCDs that only require ultra-slim 0.5mm bezels on all four sides
In other words, still no edge-to-edge display. Because the current iPhone X surely isn’t.
The battery improvements could be big. Not only are they planning on putting in an 8% larger battery, but the new CPU and iOS power management improvements could increase the battery life significanty (10%+?).
The 4GB of RAM is welcome, but what improvements are being made to iOS to warrant it? I hope they’re substantial; Siri, for instance, is falling way behind the competition.
The 4GB of RAM is welcome, but what improvements are being made to iOS to warrant it? I hope they’re substantial; Siri, for instance, is falling way behind the competition.
I'm still trying to figure out if this gossip is positive or negative for Apple. Whichever it is will determine if the MR die-hards believe it or don't believe it....
Lol kim ching kuo knows nothing... Only 0.3" difference between two iPhones, and the larger is the cheapest. Yeah that's how Apple thinks.
Nothing? I would say his track record is more so Than many other analyst. Also, What we do know, is that is not his name you posted is incorrect. His name Ming Chi-Kuo.
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They need to first get rid of that hideous notch. Sir Jony's incredibly refined design talents must have failed him.
If Apple was willing to lose the Home button then it certainly seems plausible they might drop 3D touch as well.
will they replace with some other contextual menu? I have never used 3D touch (simply forgetting its there), though it is available
And? The current iPhone X is bigger than the current iPhone 8. Why wouldn’t the X plus be bigger than the +?
1) MacRumors seems to have completely obliterated from its 2018 iPhones roundup the forthcoming new iteration of iPhone SE, which will be assembled at least in India. Being the entry-point iPhone, it will be a key component of the 2018 iPhone lineup and, i.m.o., it may deploy a low-cost 2GB RAM A12.
2) The A12 cpu is a must across the entire 2018 iOS lineup since it is likely to be the first A-line cpu to carry reliable hardware-based patches for the Security Enclave Processor (SEP) hack by xerub, and the Meltdown & Spectre vulnerabilities, both supposedly known by Apple since summer 2017 (so Apple had enough time to hardware-patch and re-design the A11).
3) I wouldn't be surprised to discover that the HomePod carries a special updated version of the A8 processor including hardware-based patches for the SEP hack by xerub, and the Meltdown & Spectre vulnerabilities. How could an old A8 still be used for pervasive Siri-centered home use considering the A8 privacy now potentially flawed, after all these recent Class Actions?
4) The same logic may apply to the forthcoming iPod Touch 7th generation (if any): being one of the most popular mHealth field test sensor unit for Apple ResearchKit and CareKit, how could a regular A9, despite being an upgrade from the A8-based iPod Touch 6th, still be deployed in an iPod Touch 7th if its privacy is inevitably flawed today in such a privacy-sensitive sector such as healthcare?
Bottom line:
If I was Apple, I wouldn't be releasing in 2018 iOS devices with A-cpu still tainted by these privacy threats (SEP xerub hack + Meltdown & Spectre) and which cannot be efficiently eliminated via software-only patches.
By radically refreshing the A-cpu in its entire 2018 iOS line, Apple would be renewing and boosting its marketing message of "THE privacy-wise" company.
This is also the reason, i.m.o., why Apple may leave no 2017 iPhone model still for sale by the end of 2018.
2) The A12 cpu is a must across the entire 2018 iOS lineup since it is likely to be the first A-line cpu to carry reliable hardware-based patches for the Security Enclave Processor (SEP) hack by xerub, and the Meltdown & Spectre vulnerabilities, both supposedly known by Apple since summer 2017 (so Apple had enough time to hardware-patch and re-design the A11).
3) I wouldn't be surprised to discover that the HomePod carries a special updated version of the A8 processor including hardware-based patches for the SEP hack by xerub, and the Meltdown & Spectre vulnerabilities. How could an old A8 still be used for pervasive Siri-centered home use considering the A8 privacy now potentially flawed, after all these recent Class Actions?
4) The same logic may apply to the forthcoming iPod Touch 7th generation (if any): being one of the most popular mHealth field test sensor unit for Apple ResearchKit and CareKit, how could a regular A9, despite being an upgrade from the A8-based iPod Touch 6th, still be deployed in an iPod Touch 7th if its privacy is inevitably flawed today in such a privacy-sensitive sector such as healthcare?
Bottom line:
If I was Apple, I wouldn't be releasing in 2018 iOS devices with A-cpu still tainted by these privacy threats (SEP xerub hack + Meltdown & Spectre) and which cannot be efficiently eliminated via software-only patches.
By radically refreshing the A-cpu in its entire 2018 iOS line, Apple would be renewing and boosting its marketing message of "THE privacy-wise" company.
This is also the reason, i.m.o., why Apple may leave no 2017 iPhone model still for sale by the end of 2018.
I want the best possible camera and battery life but I don’t want OLED or Face ID. So I guess there will be nothing for me to buy after the 8 Plus for many years. Better make it last.
Reson for a 2 cell battery, if those are in parallel (very much likely) it can deliver more (peak) current!
Tbh the lack of 3D Touch on larger iOS devices such as the iPad makes this rumor believable. Perhaps there are technological limitations that prohibit the addition of 3D Touch on larger sized displays, and perhaps 6.1” is on the larger side in regards to the limitation.
But how can they make it thinner with the new battery design ?
It's going to start feeling like you are carrying a iPad Mini and good luck fitting it into your pocket
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It's going to start feeling like you are carrying a iPad Mini and good luck fitting it into your pocket
.They are trying to keep the LCD model at a more affordable price point. Lack of 3D Touch makes sense.
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You guys need to give up on this idea that the notch is going away. It's the new design language of the entire iPhone lineup, not some rash decision they made in a design meeting just because they couldn't come up with anything better.
The last time they changed the design, they stuck with it for four years, so I'd prepare for the notch to exist until at least September 2021. I bet y'alls iPhone 8s will be feeling pretty ancient by then.
He also mentioned the hope was these skus would help Apple bounce back from lower than expected iPhone X sales. Not sure why that wasn’t mentioned here at macrumors.
https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/28/kgi-6-1-inch-lcd-iphone-sales/
https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/28/kgi-6-1-inch-lcd-iphone-sales/
I believe during the iPhone 6s keynote with the announcement of 3D Touch, Tim Cook commented on the difficulty of implementing 3D Touch on the iPhone. And it's likely one of the reasons why the iPad may never see 3D Touch with manufacturing/implementing On such a large display with restrictions.